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Happy Diwali (the festival of lights )
Video page https://multimedia-english.com/videos/esl/happy-diwali-the-festival-of-lights-3612
Focus Vocabulary
Description Learn vocabulary with this activity based on the video Happy Diwali. Don't forget to also learn the pronunciation of the words.
Instructions 1- Look at the words and think of its meaning (and maybe pronunciation)
2- Move your mouse over the black button to check your answer.
3- If you were right, click on the green button, if wrong, click on the red.
 
Item Match Pronunciation Comments
garland festive wreath made of flowers and leaves to decorate your head, neck, etc /gɑ:lənd/
hunched not upright in position or posture; bent forwards /hʌntʃt/
to purchase to buy /pɜ:tʃɪs/
sight view /saɪt/
blossom flower (especially from trees) /blɒsəm/
colourful having many colours /kʌləfəl/
outfit clothes /aʊtfɪt/
head for go towards, go to /hed fɔ:*/
fragrant having a pleasant or sweet smell /freɪgrənt/
rejoice feel joyful and happy /rɪdʒɔɪs/
firework pyrotechnic device, colourful lights of fire shooting in the sky /faɪəwɜ:k/
ground surface of the earth /graʊnd/
in essence basically /ɪn esəns/
over above in superiority, in position /əʊvə*/
indeed certainly /ɪndi:d/
fully completely /fʊlɪ/
darkness ignorance, evil (figurative) /dɑ:knɪs/
packed filled with as many people as possible /pækt/
fortunate lucky, having unexpected good fortune /fɔ:tʃənɪt/
throughout everywhere; all the time /θru:aʊt/
doorway the entranceway to a room, building, or passage /dɔ:weɪ/
sell out sell every item of it, and there's no more left /sel aʊt/
at hand nearby, conveniently close /ət hænd/
spruce up to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive /spru:s ʌp/
monsoon the rainy season in India /mɒnsu:n/
jasmine a fragrant flower (genus Jasminum) /dʒæsmɪn/
customary usual /kʌstəmərɪ/
show up arrive or be present (informal) /ʃəʊ ʌp/
treat something you do or have which is specially enjoyable for you /tri:t/
take the shape of assume the form of /teɪk ðə ʃeɪp ɒv/
overwhelmed feeling a very strong emotion /əʊvəwelmd/
dawn early morning /dɔ:n/
commemorate to do something special in order to remember and honor /kəmeməreɪt/ Usually an important event or person from the past.
feverishly feeling or showing great or extreme excitement /fi:vərɪʃlɪ/ Marked by intense agitation, emotion, or activity.
Total number of items: 34
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